{"product_id":"better-safe-than-sorry-the-ironies-of-living-with-the-bomb-hardcover","title":"Better Safe Than Sorry: The Ironies of Living with the Bomb - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Krepon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2008, the iconic doomsday clock of the \u003ci\u003eBulletin of the Atomic Scientists\u003c\/i\u003ewas set at five minutes to midnight--two minutes closer to Armageddon than in 1962, when John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev went eyeball to eyeball over missiles in Cuba! We still live in an echo chamber of fear, after eight years in which the Bush administration and its harshest critics reinforced each other's worst fears about the Bomb. And yet, there have been no mushroom clouds or acts of nuclear terrorism since the Soviet Union dissolved, let alone since 9\/11.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOur worst fears still could be realized at any time, but Michael Krepon argues that the United States has never possessed more tools and capacity to reduce nuclear dangers than it does today - from containment and deterrence to diplomacy, military strength, and arms control. The bloated nuclear arsenals of the Cold War years have been greatly reduced, nuclear weapon testing has almost ended, and all but eight countries have pledged not to acquire the Bomb. Major powers have less use for the Bomb than at any time in the past. Thus, despite wars, crises, and Murphy's Law, the dark shadows cast by nuclear weapons can continue to recede.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKrepon believes that positive trends can continue, even in the face of the twin threats of nuclear terrorism and proliferation that have been exacerbated by the Bush administration's pursuit of a war of choice in Iraq based on false assumptions. Krepon advocates a \"back to basics\" approach to reducing nuclear dangers, reversing the Bush administration's denigration of diplomacy, deterrence, containment, and arms control. As he sees it, \"The United States has stumbled before, but America has also made it through hard times and rebounded. With wisdom, persistence, and luck, another dark passage can be successfully navigated.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Krepon is co-founder of the Henry L. Stimson Center, Diplomat Scholar at the University of Virginia, and the author or editor of twelve previous books. His most recent books are \u003ci\u003eCooperative Threat Reduction, Missile Defense\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eNuclear Future, Space Assurance or Space Dominance? The Case Against Weaponizing Space\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNuclear Risk Reduction in South Asia\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEscalation Control and the Nuclear Option in South Asia\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 02, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51817896968480,"sku":"9780804760638","price":41.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/44b90156d3061afad6cedc794bf66a65.webp?v=1781112329","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/better-safe-than-sorry-the-ironies-of-living-with-the-bomb-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}